| Chippenham | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Chippenham | ||
| Local authority | North Wiltshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CPM | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1. Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates 257 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1. 315 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1841 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chippenham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC |} See also List of heritage railway stations See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of closed railway stations in Britain List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed Stations Yealmpton See also List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Chippenham railway station is the railway station serving Chippenham in Wiltshire. Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The station is on the Great Western Main Line, in between Swindon and Bath Spa. The Great Western Main Line is a main line Railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads Swindon railway station is in the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Bath Spa railway station is the principal Railway station in the city of Bath, in South West England. It is a rural station, with just two services regularly stopping, the First Great Western Main Line between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington, and a smaller First Great Western local service that runs between Swindon and Trowbridge, via Chippenham and Melksham. Bristol Temple Meads railway station is the oldest and largest Railway station in Bristol, England London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Trowbridge is the County town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county approximately 12 miles (19 km southeast Melksham is a medium-sized English town lying on the River Avon.
The station is managed by First Great Western. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates
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Station Buildings
The original station building at Chippenham was to Brunel's design and was opened in 1841. With the subsequent opening of new lines to Salisbury and Weymouth, the station was not adequate to meet the increased demand and was redesigned by J H Bertram in 1856-58; it is Grade II listed. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Weymouth (ˈweɪməθ is a town in Dorset, England situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance It is constructed in Bath stone ashlar with a bay window at one end and a wing at the other making a long, low composition. Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of Calcium carbonate. [1]
In the station yard, there is another Grade II listed building partly in random stone but mainly weather-boarded on a timber frame with a pitched slate roof. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance It is an early weightbridge house and coal merchant's office. It is known that coal merchants opened a depot in 1840 and the building dates from that time. The building is painted dark green and currently leased by North Wiltshire Artspace (charity), and rented out to various groups.
Immediately west of the station lies Chippenham Viaduct designed by Brunel in 1841. Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London A viaduct is a Bridge composed of several small spans The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to It is Grade II listed. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance The first arch, over New Road, appears to have been modelled on the Roman triumphal arch. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental Archway, in theory built to celebrate a victory in war actually used to celebrate a ruler It has a 26ft span and is flanked by two smaller pedestiran arches of 10ft each. All is summounted by a heavy cornice and parapet. The north side is constructed from Bath Stone Ashlar with some brick patching while the south side is in blue brick following widening in the early 1900s. Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of Calcium carbonate. [2]
Engineering works
Immediately to the north of the station itself is an engineering works, originally founded to support the Great Western Railway, and now supplying equipment to the worldwide rail industry. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West It was founded in 1842 by Rowland Brotherhood and, as of 2008, is occupied by Invensys Rail Systems and its UK manufacturing subsidiary, Westinghouse Rail Systems. Invensys Rail Systems is a global player in the rail automation signalling and control industry and is part of Invensys. Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd (formerly Westinghouse Signals Ltd is a British supplier of Railway signalling and control equipment to the rail industry For most of its life, it manufactured railway air braking systems and railway signalling. An air brake is a conveyance braking system applied by means of compressed air. Railway signalling is a system used to control Railway traffic safely essentially to prevent Trains from colliding. [3]
Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa | First Great Western London - Bristol | Swindon | ||
| Melksham | First Great Western Wessex Main Line | |||
References
- ^ Clark, R H (1981). National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Bath Spa railway station is the principal Railway station in the city of Bath, in South West England. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates The Great Western Main Line is a main line Railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads Swindon railway station is in the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Melksham railway station serves the town of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. An Historic Survey of Selected Great Western Stations, volume 3.
- ^ Biddle, Gordon (2003). Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: an Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Timeline from Chippenham Town Council website. Retrieved on March 30, 2008.
External links
- Train times and station information for Chippenham railway station from National Rail
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